The Pays d'Alençon Area

Leaving Alençon, elegant capital of the Orne département, this section takes you on country roads into the grandiose Parc Naturel Régional Normandie-Maine. After a halt at the Maison du Parc at Carrouges, next comes the charming thermal spa resort of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, then Les Andaines Forest, before you arrive at the perched medieval town of Domfront. An alternative option, soon on offer, will follow the greenways of the Mayenne département.

The 3 stages of the section « The Pays d'Alençon Area »

La Véloscénie meanders along quiet roads through the Pays d'Alençon area up to the Château de Carrouges, headquarters of the Normandie-Maine Park. Enjoy delightful views onto Ecouves Forest before the challenging stretch to reach Carrouges, only suitable for the fit!

You alternate between quiet country roads and portions taking you through forests before arriving at Bagnoles-de-l'Orne. This pretty Norman thermal spa resort sits in a very green setting and will happily cater to exhausted cyclists ! Follow a treatment and you may head off reinvigorated !

This stage takes you through beautiful, quintessential Normandy countryside, with traditional hedgerows, apple orchards and woods. You cycle along quiet roads, one like a balcony overlooking Les Andaines Forest.